overscrupulous
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of overscrupulous
First recorded in 1590–1600; over- + scrupulous
Example Sentences
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Most men would aver that he was overscrupulous, a man often rendered impotent by the severity of his own dedication.
From Time Magazine Archive
They found a shrewd and not overscrupulous leader in DeWitt Clinton and an adroit campaign manager in Martin Van Buren.
From Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty by Johnson, Allen
You are a foolish and an overscrupulous man, Reuben Hallowell, for I say that such a reason makes all the more haste for her to be gone.
From The Windy Hill by Meigs, Cornelia
Tush—man!" said Sir Hugh; "this is to be overscrupulous.
From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Curling, Henry
I don't like to see you letting success and—and all the rest of it pass you by, when other men, not so overscrupulous, do succeed.
From Thankful's Inheritance by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
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